#rambling into the ether

[ethereance]

Au where Lance is "secretly" the Grim Reaper (it could be either like Lance being very obvious about it but everyone thinking he's a theatre goth nerd until the very end where he reveals himself, Or it being kinda like Pidge situation where Lance thinks he is hiding it very well but everyone in the team (save for one person) knows it and go, "well he doesn't seem like he wants to hurt us and besides it might be helpful to have Personification of fucking Death itself on our side")

(I think the reason behind it is that Voltron's reawakening is destined to bring a lot of death and new beginnings and he has to be there to see it all through. Besides Zarkon and Honerva have been running away from him for far too long)

Ooooo, cooking up an intriguing au there anon!! It’s food for thought. Lance being literal Death would certainly change things. The plot, him as a person (how much of him is a mask, a role, how much is genuine?)

-A big part of his homesickness for Earth stems from his family. Being Death—do these people still exist? Are they simply souls now of those who passed long ago (souls he still can communicate with being death and all). How did he become Death? Did he always exist as Death from the very beginning, or is it a role passed down through his family, randomly appointed, did the OG Death make Lance take on his duties for a deal to bring someone back—did Lance lose someone like one of his family members? Was Lance his original name, a name he goes by when he’s faking human? Is Death a separate entity that fuses itself to people and forces them into this position? Are his canon family just random people he inserted himself into the lives of in an attempt to feel normal? Reincarnations of people he’s cared about in the past? Do other reapers exist to collect other souls when Lance is preoccupied? Does he send out projections of himself to do that? Did he not mean to become a human, somehow bound to his human form (and souls are stuck as ghosts, unable to move on)?

-Is he Death for everywhere? Are there Deaths for different planets and cultures? One person from every planet has an assigned soul made into Death?

-If you go the route of being super old ™ what draws him to the garrison? Does he still have those dreams of being a pilot? And this is him enjoying what spare time he has with a hobby, of seeing how far humanity has come with going to space, of living a dream maybe he once had? Is he there on a dare? Did he join because of what happened with Shiro—didn’t sense his death—and felt something big was afoot? Or what you said about Voltron’s reawakening drawing him there? Or is it all coincidental? Did he know Blue was nearby but it wasn’t yet time? Has he bumped into Keith around the cave?

-Lance could be homesick for another time, another place (his dynamic with Coran would intrigue me in this sense). Also, if he was older, his level of maturity would be different. Not personality altering—this is still Lance, he’s still gotta have his playfulness—but in his eyes he’s Death in space with a bunch of kids causing chaos. Some holiday, right?

-Being Death—maybe Melenor, or the part of Alfor’s soul that isn’t with Haggar, is tied to the castle of lions still. Either parent would want to watch over Allura, and wouldn’t feel ready to move on without that. Maybe it’s that determination that keeps them from losing sense of self.

-Or maybe there’s no ghost and he mentions off hand about their current incarnation. Maybe Allura asks to see them again—and she knows it’s not them but. Are they happy?

-Maybe he knows other worldly entities like Bob. Just imagining beings like them having semi-regular meetings in their sleep on an other plane of existence. Lance shows up in full paladin armour and the others are like ‘what did you do this time?’

-He would be extremely confused at Shiro’s death in s2. He can sense he’s departed from this world, but where’s the soul to collect??? It’s gone. Poof. This wasn’t supposed to happen. It’s still not yet his time. When Clone Shiro shows up, he knows he’s different, but where’s the original soul? Something is blocking him.

-Zarkon has met Death before. When he tried to collect him. But his soul was elsewhere, and what was left of him was clinging on, tainted. There’s a strange familiarity when he encounters Lance.

-Lance just having. So much beef with Zarkon and Honerva. He doesn’t really want them in his domain, but they’re annoying him. Can’t they just die already?

-Shiro has a morbid sense of humour to cope ™. Lance offers him a high five every time.

-Lance says that ordinarily he’d feel like Shiro not crossing over was cheating the system (and Keith instantly had to ask if he was planning on taking him back) but Haggar’s the big fish. There’s more to worry about. So stick it to the system for once.

-He lets Keith and Krolia see Keith Dad one more time in a shared dream. It’s all he can do. But Keith appreciates it.

-Lance’s body is human but he is Death and therefore cannot die in the same way others do as Death is eternal. Catch him being a little reckless with his life in the eyes of others.

As for the reveal:

-Him just. Not hiding it. And all these things being ‘just Lance’ things.

-‘I am Death.’ Will get mistaken for ‘deaf.’ Hunk started learning ASL for him.

-Hunk: “We’re all gonna die!!” Lance pulling out a sand timer out of nowhere as he’s trying to be encouraging: “Not yet you’re not.”

-they bump into some alien who just. Sees him and knows. Instantly. “No!! I’m not ready!!! Don’t take me!! I can’t die yet!” Pidge, rolling her eyes “Lance have you been scaring the locals?”

-Has met many celebrities upon collecting their souls. No one believes him.

-Often after battles no one can find him for a while. He’s helping out the departed.

-No one picks up on this because why would they? Lance being Death simply never crosses their minds. He’s not exactly what you’d thinking of when you say grim reaper. Where’s the grim? He’s too. Well. Lance.

-And then it happens. Maybe they get some undeniable evidence, maybe it’s because of the Shiro situation. I don’t know. *Insert however you imagine it going down here anon*.

-On one hand it’s Lance and ‘what the heck do you mean you’re literal death’, on the other, to them at this point why not. Pidge is a girl, Keith’s part galra, Shiro’s a clone, Lance is death, sure. Okay. They’ve seen it all. Hunk it’s your turn to share, what’s your secret?

-And he just shrugs and says he wasn’t hiding it.

-At least Hunk’s ASL came in handy as a skill

-BUUUT if you go with your other option. Of no one knowing.

-Identity shenanigans are always fun

-Coran confronts him about the scan he took of all the paladins to understand more about their physiology. There is something off about them. And whoops he tried his best with a human body but you do miss some things. He just laughs and says he’s built different. A+++ save.

-Blue knows and therefore all the lions end up knowing

-Allura learns through the mice (though at first she can’t believe what she’s hearing. Because Lance??) They’re her information network.

-The biggest slip up is through the paladin bonding exercise wherein they connect minds. For a second—his family look like skeletons.

-His bayard turns into a scythe which he glares at until it becomes a rifle. It’s not like he’s used a scythe in years. He much prefers being a sharpshooter.

-Shiro goes in s2 and Keith immediately tells Lance to bring him back. And he’s all what??? And Keith goes ‘I know you’re Death. If he’s gone, bring him back!!’ ‘It doesn’t work like—how do you know I’m Death?’ Queue everyone realising that everyone knew. Like it was some big open secret.

[chaosinstigator]

[thingscanalwaysgetworse]

Best genre of character is “they’re not tired of being nice, but they deserve to go apeshit”

[chaotic-gender-fluid]

Aaron Minyard is THE character of all time. cause this man is playing college level sport with at least 4 hours of practice a day, a med degree, spend his Fridays travelling for games and then partying, still manages to spend time with his secret girlfriend, get through a murder trial and play video games with Nicky.

[cheriekos]

Unfortunately for all of you I’ve been reading YJ98 while I’ve been away!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here’s some panel selections from book one YAHOOOOOOOO

first of all….oh this art style. Oh this art style. 

love how one panel kon is serving and the next he’s just shapes (also: “we are gonna get so spanked!” LMAO???)

Don’t mind me!!!!!! I’m just gonna cry in the corner hahahahahaha!!!!!!!

*nails scratching down the wall, screaming and crying into my pillow*

I’m sorry this is the funniest Red Tornado has ever been

90% of YJ98 is bad nicknames and everyone insulting each other 

Bart bullying Kon for yapping about his TTK

Kon!!!!! My beloved!!!!!

Cissie was so real for this I would also nearly vomit after chewing out the justice league (also!!! Them bonding!!! <3333333)

i need more physical humor with robin’s cape

NIGHTWING JUMPSCARE (AND IT MADE ME CRY)

“In denial.” “Big time.” “Ohhh yeah.”

THE GIRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*roblox oof sound*

[territorial-utopia]

This is what it was all for

Happy Midsummer's Eve!!!

[noxemma]

I'm sure this has already been done, but I was rewatching Two Towers and I could not unsee the parallels of Aragorn trying to return Arwen's necklace and the mix tape scene from 12x19 🫠

[falling-star-cygnus]

lu guang makes getting hit with a basketball look majestic but nooo all i get is a split lip and a blackeye WHAT

man's face card just- never declines

[pyralart]

The abyss stares back

[malartsorte]

Well I guess i went mad and made more of these. The first post where I talk of my headcanon for Clikito's mask is this one!

[ethereance]

Galtean Kallurance au where altean guard!Lance is childhood friends with Allura and is well and truly smitten (it’s very much requited). Only everything seems to come crumbling down when they both meet Galra!Keith at a prestigious event. Events aren’t really his thing, and he’s only attending because Krolia asked him to, so part way through when he’s not longer required to be in attendance, he sneaks off to try out the altean combat simulators he’s heard so much about. Lance almost gets a knife to the face popping up unannounced.

“What are you doing here?” demands Keith, very much embarrassed about being caught.

“Stopping people like you from sneaking around the castle,” says Lance. Then he gestures beside him. “Also guarding the princess.”

He is very much not as Lance and Allura both know who would win nine times out of ten in a combat situation, but that’s the excuse they’ve been using for years, always sticking by one another’s side, and so it sees its use once again.

(They know King Alfor has seen through it. But he seems too amused to stop them.

As he’d once said to Lance, he appreciates that he’s been there for her as a friend. She’ll grow up in a world of suitors and political allies, so a friendship is one to be treasured.)

Allura brings up that the simulators can only train you so much.

Lance offers to spar with Keith. It’s a close one, but he’s still perfecting his skills with the broadsword, and when Keith gets too close in range (a little too close), he lets his guard down.

“Not much of a guard, are you?” Keith taunts. Lance glowers and immediately berates himself for getting flustered over a pretty face.

Allura goes against Keith next. Lance can’t take his eyes off. It’s like choreography, a lethal dance of weapons. They match each other’s movements perfectly.

They end up seeing a lot more of Keith after this, basically going out of their way to see him again (Lance says he wants his rematch and has been improving his skills with close range weapons because of it. Allura sees right through him before Lance even realises things himself. With Allura he’d been sure of what he felt, and can barely remember a time he didn’t like her. It’s just how it has always been. But his crush on Keith feels different and unsure).

Lance at first doesn’t know how to feel when the evidence of Allura’s crush on Keith becomes undeniable. He knows he’d hissed at that olkarion called Matt when he’d tried flirting with Allura (which she had dutifully ignored in the moment, and teased him about later on), but this is different. He’s not jealous??? It throws him through the loop until he realises why. Then it throws him through several more.

Keith just wants to know what he did to capture the attention of these two alteans (eventually he’ll be glad he did).

[orgyofthedamned]

felt a sinister presence emanating from the cheese section. tonight we free the dracula cheese from his waxy sarcophagus.

[thingscanalwaysgetworse]

Okay but like!! It’s about the failure of abstinence-only education. It’s about the adults making teens think that any sexual feelings are unnatural and “evil.” It’s about how none of this actually stops them from having these feelings, it just leads to them having an irrational response when they actually do want to have sex (cough Grace cough). Idk if I’m making sense but you get what I’m saying

[chvoswxtch]

i’m never going to fucking shut up about this look at THEM

now I know exactly how foggy felt in season 3 when he sees matt at josie’s and asks him if this is real

pls excuse me while I scream from the rooftops

[sourw0lfs]

Okay, but hear me out.

Comphet gay Steve Harrington on the Titantic with his arranged fiancée Nancy Wheeler. And while she's nowhere near as digustingly awful as Caledon Hockley is in the movie, she is easily jealous because Steve is a handsome man and gets attention from ladies of all age.

Never mind when he starts wanting to spend all his time with third-class passenger and wild card Eddie Munson, a jack-of-all-trades who just happens to be good at both music and drawing.

And in those few days together, Steve gets to actually live and be happy and realize things about himself and life that he never even dreamed about.

But also give them a happy ending where the door is strong and buoyant enough to hold the weight of two people without sinking into the water.

[chronicowboy]

i'm like. absolutely certain. that one of the justifications in buck buckley's fucked up freakazoid psyche about why he can't possibly be in love with eddie in anyway that is decidedly not romantic is because he's convinced that part of him wants eddie to be his dad so badly. like he's watching eddie with chris, loving him so unconditionally and picking himself up off the floor to try again and again every time he falls down, and he's looking at chris going god i wish that were me. he's like dad id like to have ❌NOT❌ dad i'd like to fuck no sir!!! meanwhile eddie uses his dad voice on him and he's dangerously close to getting pavloved into a semi every time eddie talks to christopher.